A Lesson Learned and Happiness too!
And what was the lesson? Never think a toddler is mature enough to understand the concept of delayed gratification. Especially when he is hungry. And the delayed gratification involves a cookie.
Here is the story. Yesterday on Twitter I was talking about my lack of holiday spirit. Yes, Mekhi and I have our holiday hats on but as of Monday afternoon Mommy hadn't decorated or purchased a gift. Not one. Single. Gift. Jyl of Mommy Gossip - Girl's Night Out (on twitter) mentioned I should make some holiday cookies and as a Random Act of Kindness hand them out. Holiday cheer for everyone! Here are her cookies.
Cute right? So, I decided that Mekhi and I were going to make these cookies and hand them out at school. Well, silly me. I thought it would be a good idea to do this project before dinner because after dinner plans included trimming the tree and singing (okay, no singing but Mekhi did dance). I mentioned the magic word "cookie" and Mekhi abandoned his first love Dora to join me in baking. He carefully placed M&Ms and cheerfully ate cookie dough. When the first batch was ready for the oven I told him he could have one after dinner. Dinner was served and my son refused to eat. No pushing or prodding changed his mind. Finally, he relented (when I served him a 2nd meal) and ate. Crisis averted. Or so I thought.
Today I will be explaining that despite what these look like:
These misshapen cookies are indeed reindeer and NOT Aliens. I hope I don't scare the children.
This holiday season why not take the challenge? Perform a random act of kindness and spread some holiday cheer. Do you have any ideas for random acts of kindness?
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Here is the story. Yesterday on Twitter I was talking about my lack of holiday spirit. Yes, Mekhi and I have our holiday hats on but as of Monday afternoon Mommy hadn't decorated or purchased a gift. Not one. Single. Gift. Jyl of Mommy Gossip - Girl's Night Out (on twitter) mentioned I should make some holiday cookies and as a Random Act of Kindness hand them out. Holiday cheer for everyone! Here are her cookies.
Cute right? So, I decided that Mekhi and I were going to make these cookies and hand them out at school. Well, silly me. I thought it would be a good idea to do this project before dinner because after dinner plans included trimming the tree and singing (okay, no singing but Mekhi did dance). I mentioned the magic word "cookie" and Mekhi abandoned his first love Dora to join me in baking. He carefully placed M&Ms and cheerfully ate cookie dough. When the first batch was ready for the oven I told him he could have one after dinner. Dinner was served and my son refused to eat. No pushing or prodding changed his mind. Finally, he relented (when I served him a 2nd meal) and ate. Crisis averted. Or so I thought.
Today I will be explaining that despite what these look like:
These misshapen cookies are indeed reindeer and NOT Aliens. I hope I don't scare the children.This holiday season why not take the challenge? Perform a random act of kindness and spread some holiday cheer. Do you have any ideas for random acts of kindness?
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Check out my review of Read Kiddo Read a free resource to help you find books for your child.
Comments
Hmmm, my random act of kindess? Handing over my Secret Santa gift to a class at donate.org. I mean, I don't need another bottle of perfume or a scarf or gloves. But the class looking for books about African American heroes has needs. So that's my random act of kindness. (But there will be plenty more!)
btw---still trying to get the hang of twitter...and still trying to find the time!
i just cracked up at the alien comment. ha ha!
they're cute and i'm sure they're quite tasty as well. and what a great concept..holiday cheer for all!
*suddenly craving cookie dough*
regarding dora...that character must have some kind of hypnotic hold on young children cause every single child i know, male or female, LOVES that show. shoot, i like it myself, lol!
But, before I say Merry Christmas and sign off, you gotta know how cute your cookies turned out! They are awesome. The kids will love them. And, any RAK brings us joy, right? Spreading holiday cheer always makes the season more jolly for me. So, I'm sure you're feeling the benefit of that. And, your son has an awesome example of a mom that serves! Yeah!!!
Happy Holidays!
Anyway... such a fun post!
Happy Holidays.
From an 8mth pregnant lady! :)
We do something evey year for an underprivileged family...still haven't figured out what it'll be this year, but the cogs are spinning.